We ended our summer with what I dubbed our month of camps. We started in July with a mission week at our church. Nathan spent the week at the church for this "trip".
After a two day break, Nathan left for music camp. Dave was able to spend the last half of camp as his chaperon. They had a great time during Nathan's fifth and last year attending music camp.
The boys of Music Camp
Music Campers at White Oak Conference Center
Music camp ended on Friday; we went to Columbia; spent the night with my parents; and left for Atlanta the next day. Grammie Camp began on Sunday morning! This year Grammie Camp expanded to include Declan, the 7 year old cousin. Since the youngest two cousins are 5; this means in two years they all get to go!!! While Nathan was away at Grammie Camp, Aunt Amy/Jennifer Camp had a full schedule in Charleston. This schedule was even busier since the Olympics were on!
Grammie Campers 2012
Aunt Amy/Jennifer Campers
Grammie camp ended on Saturday, and on Sunday morning, Nathan and I left to go to Look-up Lodge for four days. This camp was lots of fun, but also spiritually challenging.
The Cow group from Charleston Baptist at Look-up Lodge
One of the topics that the camp Pastor brought up was something that I have been hearing about a lot in the past few years. Why are so many children who are brought up in the church and profess to be Christians leaving the church when they leave home? This is disturbing, not just in terms of church numbers, but ultimately in terms of lives that may or may not truly be saved. A couple of reasons for this have been presented and both of them seem true. The first is that these kids were never really saved to begin with. The other is that these kids from "good" homes are being brought up by parents who do not live out their faith in their home. Parents who say one thing to their kids, but do another. This was also reiterated by our youth pastor during the new parents talk for new youth...yes, Nathan moved to the youth group today!
So this summer has come to a screeching halt with lots of new things happening and old things that will never happen again. As I move into the school year schedule, I need to keep in mind the lessons I have learned this summer. I need to make sure that Nathan and Camden do not hear one thing from my mouth and see me do another. I need to love God more and let them see that in my life.
Did Nathan skip a grade? What school is he going to this year? We still have two more weeks before school starts. I hope they had a great first day!!
ReplyDeleteWell, I didn't know there was a reply button until today. So it will be on here twice!
DeleteNathan did skip 6th grade. He is still at Charleston Christian. The plan is to have him do a homeschool year for his first 9th grade year and then to go to high school. We will see what happens!
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ReplyDeleteMy name is Jenna, you have handsome boys, Music camp and grammie camp sounds like the kids had a blast. I hope the boys have a great year in school this year.
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Hey Shannon,
ReplyDeleteNathan did skip 6th grade. He is still at Charleston Christian. The plan is to have him do a homeschool year for his first 9th grade year and then to go to high school. We will see what happens!
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DeleteThat's cool he got to skip a grade. I didn't realize CC went through 8th grade. That's good he can stay there a couple more years. At least you have two years until home schooling :) Of course Im guessing it would be easy for 9th grade as a lot is probably online or at a coop kind of thing.